Healthy Mama Magazine Issue 7 - January 2015

TEN GLU GOODNESS E FRE E IN Y AL RG LK NE A E SUPER FO OD 10 Until the 16 century all carrots were purple! It wasn't until Dutch farmers started playing around with hybrids that the familiar orange ones we know and love became popular. Purple carrots contain all the goodness of their orange cousins plus the same antioxidant found in other purple foods like blueberries. KALE & PEAR DETOX SALAD By Rebecca Sturgess from All About Health 2 handfuls of organic kale ½ large cucumber, sliced ½ ripe avocado, sliced 1 tablespoon crushed walnuts 8 baby tomatoes 1.5 oz/50g Feta, sliced into bite sized cubes 1 pear, sliced ½ cup alfalfa sprouts ¼ small red cabbage, chopped 3 baby carrots DRESSING Olive oil Himalayan rock salt ½ orange ½ lemon 1 Cut kale into chip size pieces. Place on baking tray (with baking paper) and lightly drizzle with a tablespoon of olive oil, then sprinkle with rock salt. Bake in oven at 355°F/180°C for 10 minutes or until they start to become crunchy! (Make sure you keep an eye on them, it’s pretty easy for them to burn). Remove Kale chippies from oven. 2 Assemble your salad and combine all ingredients gently in a salad bowl. 3 For the salad dressing, mix freshly squeezed orange with lemon juice and mix with olive oil. Aim for 50/50 oil and citrus. (50 – olive oil, 25 – orange, 25- lemon) Add some orange rind if you wish. 4 Enjoy! This salad is just in time for summer – best enjoyed with friends and served with your choice of lean protein or tofu. I promise it will make you feel good on the inside and will encourage glowing skin on the outside! Great for lunch or dinner, especially BBQ’s as the weather starts to warm up in the southern hemisphere. R ebecca Sturgess All about Health Rebecca’s passion for health and wellness started 8 years ago with a diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome and a gluten intolerance. She’s now majoring in Nutritional Medicine and is an avid health blogger. All About Health is a creative platform where Rebecca shares her passion for real food and health with recipes, nutrition tips and informative articles on bringing health and happiness to your life. MAG 27

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